Every day, San Diego actors drive up to Los Angeles for auditions, workshops and classes. While driving up to LA for auditions are a must, many don’t know that there are some good places to take a class a couple miles away from where they live.
Below are some of classes that we think are the best acting classes offered in San Diego. These have either been recommended to us by other actors, ones we’ve heard good things about. This will be an evolving list, so if a new class that we like pops-up, we’ll add it or if we hear that one has gone down hill, we’ll remove it.
The Best Acting Classes in San Diego
Acting Professionally
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Actors Workshop Studios
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They provide “the A-Z of breaking into the film and television industry! As San Diego’s top producer of working actors, we provide on-camera training in acting, audition techniques and industry knowledge.”
Los Angeles Acting Studio
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Founded by Andrew Benne, the “Los Angeles Acting Studio is a boutique acting school rooted in our Hybrid Meisner Technique. We are the home of the Mesiner Improv taught by only a few acting teachers worldwide.”
The Rehearsal Room
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Teacher and working actor and founder of the Rehearsal Room, Carey Scott, studied under legendary ‘Method’ acting teacher Stella Adler.
WCI StudiosAs their website states, they have “acting classes and workshops for working professionals.” |
Kids Acting Classes in San Diego
SDMT Academy
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“The Academy offers a three-step program for your aspiring musical theatre artist. The first opportunity is an exploration of basic performing skills in our Musical Theatre Explorers. Second, students will continue developing their skills in our classroom and performance program Rising Stars. Finally, the students’ experience culminates in our fully realized Pre-Professional Productions where they will have the opportunity to showcase the skills they have developed through our program.”
Theatre Arts School of San Diego
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“The mission of Theatre Arts School of San Diego is to teach the cornerstones of theatrical technique and training in a non-competitive environment in which the individual creative potential of each student is encouraged and equally balanced with his/her collaboration with the group. We provide a solid foundation in the theatre arts where the focus is not only on the final product, but the process of artistic learning.”
Acting Schools in San Diego
San Diego is extremely lucky to be the home to two of the best acting schools in the country!
The Old Globe & University of San Diego
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UC San DiegoSan Diego, CA |
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Local community college, universities, and extension, and adult education centers offer a wide range of beginning, intermediate, advanced classes which can be taken for as little as 49.00 per college credti/unit. (Most 12-16 week college classes are 3 units) Mesa College, for example, has great drama, vocal, music,and dance depts. City College has a 40 year track record with tv&radio training for talent and crew. Miramar College, through Prof. Channing Booth, has the premier digital music & voice recording and mixing studio in San Diego thanks to CA state funding proposals. A new performing arts center is slated for the campus as part of its recent upgrade & campus expansion. No need to pay thousands for undergrad level training, save your money for post graduate “fine tuning”. Oh, and generally the community college courses qualify for scholarship, grant, and state & federal financial aid – most of which have NO re-payment requirement. Book grants are also available through several departments on campus. Unlike the college/university level classes, the community colleges are open to anyone she 16+ who wants to register. No prelim.GPA required… 🙂 see sdccd.edu for details.